{"id":20031,"date":"2022-09-21T13:40:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T12:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/ukactive-responds-to-governments-plans-to-help-cut-energy-bills-for-businesses\/"},"modified":"2022-09-21T13:40:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T12:40:30","slug":"ukactive-responds-to-governments-plans-to-help-cut-energy-bills-for-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/ukactive-responds-to-governments-plans-to-help-cut-energy-bills-for-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"ukactive responds to Government\u2019s plans to help cut energy bills for businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ukactive has issued the following statement in response to the Government\u2019s <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/government-outlines-plans-to-help-cut-energy-bills-for-businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>announcement<\/strong><\/a><strong> today (21 September) on energy bills support for businesses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, said: \u201cToday\u2019s announcement from the Government provides further clarity on the Energy Bill Relief Scheme for non-domestic energy users, with the introduction of an energy price guarantee for businesses across the public and private sectors from 1 October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, <a href=\"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/ukactive-calls-on-new-pm-liz-truss-to-stop-energy-crisis-becoming-major-physical-and-mental-health-crisis\/\">our data<\/a>\u202fclearly shows that gyms, pools and leisure centres remain highly vulnerable to rising energy costs, given the sector\u2019s high dependency on energy usage \u2013 costs which impact facilities all year round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, it will be essential that the Government\u2019s review concludes that gyms, pools, and leisure centres are correctly identified as a vulnerable sector that will require further, bespoke support beyond the conclusion of the price guarantee in March 2023. 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